The Fall of Diddy (2025) s01e05 Episode Script

1
[Phil] What's up, world?
It's October 2nd.
I'm currently in
Manhattan, New York.
Tomorrow, I'm going to
be speaking to a grand jury
about my former employment
with Combs Enterprises.
[Diddy] Hey, yo, Phil, can
you give me 20 Xanax, please?
I need my Gucci bag up here.
Hey, yo, Phil, can y'all come
straighten it up over here?
Not looking luxurious.
The mushroom.
-Phil, I'mma need 10 Adderall.
-Phil, I need some Cialis.
Hey, Phil, I need a Plan B.
Hey, Phil, do we have
any more chocolates?
'Cause she's going to
need a chocolate in a minute.
[chuckles]
This has all been
a very psychological, emotional
roller coaster for me.
I [bleep] all of them
up. I ain't gonna lie.
[Phil] Kind of nerve-wracking.
It can be very scary.
You cannot [bleep] escape this.
[Phil] We know
what this person is
capable of doing.
[Diddy] I'm not about
to be transparent for y'all
or anybody.
Anything I want
them people to know,
I'mma let them know.
You in the process of
what I'm allowing you to see.
There's some dark places
y'all [bleep] don't wanna go.
Stay where you're at.
[roars]
[Phil] It kind of
does follow you.
It follows you everywhere.
And I'm still dealing
with the aftermath of all this.
[crew member] All right. Mic?
[Phil] However, you know,
all I can do is speak my truth.
Here I am.
Stay tuned for more.
[theme music playing]
My name is Phil Pines.
I was a senior
executive assistant
for Mr. Combs,
and I started in
December of 2019,
and I ended in December 2021.
For me, the reason I
wanted to tell my story was,
you know, to make sure that
Sean Combs and people like him
can't do these kind of
things to anybody else.
[Mara] You've filed a
complaint against Sean Combs
and Kristina Khorram,
so we would just like
to discuss with you
some of those
personal allegations.
It's hard to come here
and sit down with you
and talk about these situations,
because he was
somebody that I looked up to.
He said, "What are
you doing here?"
the first time he spoke to me.
I said, "Mr. Combs, like,
working for you is
a dream of mine.
I want to be here. What
are you talking about?"
That was the truth.
I wanted to work for him.
And they always say, like
[clears throat] sometimes
when you meet your heroes,
they let you down.
[poignant music playing]
[Phil] When I started
to work for Mr. Combs,
it felt amazing.
It felt like I was around one
of the most powerful people
in the world, really.
When it comes to culture,
you know, he was so influential
on everybody.
So it was just
exciting initially.
Miami was like a
playground for Mr. Combs.
He liked warm weather.
The house was right there
on the bay in Star Island.
I was a personal assistant,
someone to staff the principal
on a day-to-day basis,
packing his bags,
rolling his calls,
getting him prepped
for a meeting.
And then there was
one particular night
that he came up to me
and gave me a long list
of items that he wanted
and requested for his bedroom.
And that was the
night that I understood
kind of the excitement
and what was going
to potentially be
my responsibility
moving forward.
Wild King Night was something
that got text messaged to me.
I kind of started to
understand the
context of what that is,
so then you could
kind of put it together
and understand, "Oh, I get it."
Is the Wild King Night
the same thing as the Freak Off?
Are these the same
event with different names?
I didn't hear of
Freak-Offs until
you know, it came up
in one of the first claims
that was presented
to the public.
I didn't hear of that term.
So as far as you knew,
those were always referred
to as Wild King Nights.
Yeah, Wild King Nights.
[Mara] Now, Diddy is also known
for these extravagant,
star-studded bashes.
Were the Wild King
Nights happening
at these big
star-studded events?
I think there's a
a difference and a disparity
between what
people think they were,
meaning that there
was hundreds of people
engaging in these activities.
That wasn't my experience.
How many people
would typically be there?
It's a small batch of people.
It's a very intimate
group of people.
What would he require
for a Wild King Night?
I mean, we usually had
a laundry list of items
that included lights, alcohol,
marijuana,
ketamine, molly.
We have mushrooms
on the top there.
Was the code to the safe "1234"?
-Yeah.
-[chuckles]
[Phil] Baby oil and
Astroglide were
very important.
Candles, incense,
Apple TVs, electronics,
computers, iPads.
Obviously, there was
male libido supplements,
stuff like that.
Those requests started
to become more frequent.
It started to occur
on a daily basis.
There was a requirement.
We had to keep
those things stocked.
[Diddy speaking on recording]
I would get a lot of
voice notes from Diddy.
How often?
Daily, hourly,
every five minutes,
every five seconds.
Would you ever be asked
to bring things to Diddy
during a Wild King Night
while it was ongoing?
Yeah, for sure.
[Diddy speaking]
What would you see
when you would go into the room?
There wouldn't be
anything happening
while you were
walking into the room.
But there would be people there?
Yeah.
What can you tell us
about who the guests were?
A lot of times it was girls
who were a little
bit under the radar
that didn't have
a lot of influence.
I think that speaks
to the type of
situations people
were put in, you know.
A lot of times you have him
with a younger female,
and there's a power
dynamic there.
A more impressionable
girl is easier to reel in,
as opposed to somebody
who might be a celebrity,
who not going to really
do too much of that
or kind of give some pushback.
How old when you say young?
Twenties.
So in terms of the
criminal charges
that Diddy is facing,
his team has said
he didn't break any laws.
These were all
consenting adults.
The fact that he is facing
criminal charges for this
shows that the government is
sexist and
puritanical and uptight,
and he was just partying.
These were all
consenting adults.
What do you make
of that argument?
Was he just partying
like a rap star,
or do you believe
that there were laws
that were broken?
Look, there's partying,
and then there's
partying.
And in my experience,
I wasn't in these rooms
while these things
were happening.
Consent is between the
people that are engaging,
and I wasn't there
in these situations
to understand that consent.
There was guests that
would frequently come over
and participate in
these intimate situations.
Sometimes you
would see new faces.
Sometimes you'd
see new faces come in
and you wouldn't see them again.
[grave instrumental
music playing]
[Phil] I remember a time
when Diddy told me to come up
and grab one of
his guests' bags,
take her down to the car
and drive her to her hotel.
[car door closes]
[Phil] I don't know
what took place.
All I can say is that
when I brought her down
to the car,
she was shaky.
Visibly shaken.
Didn't look like how she looked
the night before.
She said something
to the effect of,
"I've never done
anything like this before."
Did you ever see
Diddy get violent?
Did you ever witness violence?
I absolutely witnessed
violence, yes.
[Phil] I remember a time
when I saw him assault
one of his guests
at his home in Florida.
Things were getting
a little heated.
They were being
very argumentative.
He cursed at her.
"I told you I was crazy!"
Kicked her. She
fell to the ground.
Kicked her again.
He said,
"Take off my hoodie."
She took off the
hoodie, threw it at him.
She was topless.
And my quick thinking was
like, I had a little jacket on.
Took it and covered her.
Got her into the Uber,
and she went home.
Did you ever see her again?
I did.
She was showered with gifts.
My direct supervisor, Kristina,
was aware of what happened.
And Kristina told me to
never speak about it again.
Kristina was his
day-to-day manager.
Eventually, she
became the chief of staff.
Everybody at that
level, you know,
kinda has a right-hand
man or a right-hand woman.
Someone who could be
trusted with everything.
From personal to
business, to good, to bad.
Felt like a marriage.
This is my soul
sister right here.
-You know what I'm saying?
-You know, it was me, ma.
So, we're gonna
we're gonna toast
to you, soul sister.
A lot of times, delegation
would come from her.
[notification chiming]
[Mara] These are
messages you've provided
where, according to you,
Kristina Khorram has said,
"He's gonna need emergency
cleanup at the hotel."
Why "emergency cleanup"?
What does that mean?
That means that he
destroyed the hotel room.
The longer he's there,
the more intense the
cleanup is gonna be.
[Diddy speaking on recording]
That was, for me, probably
one of the hardest things to do.
When you get there and
you see the wreckage,
you see the stains,
you see the bodily fluids,
you see the used condoms,
you see the the baby
oil, half-used Astroglide
oozing down the
sides of the bottle,
and you have to pick it up.
Broken glass, urine, blood.
It wasn't uncommon
for there to be stains
[notification chimes]
[Phil] on furniture,
stains on sheets
that we need to remove.
[notification chiming]
One can only imagine
what was actually happening.
It's disgusting.
You know, it's a
little triggering for me
because the smell of baby
oil is something that, like
I don't ever wanna
have to smell again.
[notification chiming]
[Phil] I mean, kid you not,
you could slip.
'Cause there was
baby oil over the floor.
There would be baby oil
surrounding the bathtub,
and there would be
a bathtub full of water.
And you would reach
down there to unplug
and you would feel the
baby oil was on the tub.
You know, one of the things that
the feds have said in their case
is that these events
were recorded.
Did you ever see evidence
of video recordings?
Yeah, it was on his devices.
That were his iPod, his laptop,
even his personal phone.
I had access to
all those things.
I would see people
engaging in sexual activity.
Did you ever see
Diddy engaging
in sexual activity?
[Phil] I wouldn't
see him engaging,
but I would see him directing.
He's usually the one
filming, from my experience.
You were instructed
to "scrub" these things.
Search history from the Safari.
You know, delete that.
Delete any photos and videos
that might be on these devices.
If any of his family
members see this,
if any of his partners
or executives come over
and wanna use the iPad
to present him a deck,
they can't see
any of that stuff.
And you can easily stumble
upon those kind of things
when you're using those devices.
That was my job,
is to shield his private life
from the public.
Did you ever feel that
you were enabling Diddy?
Or did you ever feel complicit
or responsible in any way?
[Phil] When you're working
for someone like that,
you are trusting their
authority to be sound
and capable of making decisions.
You know, moral
compass was obviously
something I was questioning
when I started to
experience him.
It takes me back to
that time, and how I felt
and how I looked
was very apparent
that I was physically not there.
Very skinny.
Uh, a lot of people were
asking me if I was sick.
I was just pushing
myself to the limit
'cause that was the expectation.
I couldn't think for myself
because everything was
about him and the job.
How important was
loyalty to Diddy?
Everything.
I mean, you don't
get that close to him
without earning his trust.
Did he ever test you?
Did he ever try to make
you prove yourself?
[Phil] Yeah.
It's something that I'll
never forget, actually.
I think my life changed
a lot from that day.
And I've never really
recovered from it.
[Phil] This particular incident,
he had been drinking all day.
The party and the group
of people got smaller
and smaller and smaller.
It got condensed down
to just a few people.
And yeah, he
"Hey, set up the vibe upstairs."
The vibe is the lights,
the alcohol, the drugs,
the things that he likes to use
when he's gonna party.
That wasn't uncommon.
I felt like this was
just a normal thing.
But that turned very quickly.
I took a shot with him,
with the with the group.
Which, again, wasn't
uncommon. It was rare,
but it wasn't uncommon
for you to, you know,
have a drink with him
every now and then.
That was his way
of kind of, like,
making sure you
felt comfortable.
And then go back
to the office, sit there,
get someone to
get into the room.
"Come take a shot," take a shot.
He's out of his
mind at this point.
I mean, you could
tell, and this, again,
he's in a rare form, as we
would call that, a rare form.
-[exhales]
-It's okay. Take your time.
I remember hearing the words
"prove your
loyalty to me, king."
He's grabbing me
by the shoulders.
Kinda gave me a quick massage,
like a coach would give a player
that's about to enter
the game, and
handed me a condom.
Pushed me to a girl
that was on the couch,
a guest.
[sighs]
I froze before it took place.
Didn't know what
was really happening.
So in the moment,
it just felt like
"What? What like,
this is is this, uh
is this fun for him?
Is this a a test?
Is this for entertainment?
Does he know that
he's actually doing this?
Is he that gone?"
I didn't know what to do.
She gave me the consent,
you know, like, "Yeah."
Nodded in her head.
And I performed
for a little bit.
And then I ran out of there
as soon as I didn't see
him in my sight anymore.
Why didn't you just say no?
No one knows what it feels
like to be in that situation
until you're in that situation.
I heard about previous employees
getting physically assaulted.
I saw how angry and
upset he could get
from the most simplest thing.
And I just thought to myself
"If I don't do this, I don't
know what's gonna happen."
Phil, was that the only time
that he forced you
to cross the line?
Yeah, when it came to engaging
in that type of activity, yeah.
I had a great sense of
remorse following that situation
right from the jump.
I wanted to tell somebody,
but there was so much at stake.
I knew if I had said anything,
that a kind of bomb
would just explode.
I hid that from everybody.
Including my significant
other and my family
other employees.
I come from a
Christian background.
I lean on those morals heavily.
Sorry.
He got me. He got me.
It was a circus.
He did whatever he wanted.
And we were just
at his disposal.
-Power to the people.
-[man] Uh-huh.
Say it, "Power to the people."
[all] Power the people.
[Phil] He's a predator.
And I mean that in a
sexually charged way.
I mean that a manipulation way.
Let's give it up for ourselves.
[Phil] He has an innate ability
to make you feel comfortable
and to make you
do things for him
that you would never do.
When the lights go off
and the red lights go on
he seemed different.
His dark presence, heavy.
And that was my experience.
That was everybody's experience
who who knew him
beyond the lights and cameras.
I'm hoping my story and my truth
can help others
get to the light.
'Cause it's dark around him.
It's very dark.